A protester faces off against a guard in front of Planalto Palace, during a demonstration by indigenous Indians against proposed constitutional amendment PEC 215, which amends the rules for demarcation of indigenous lands, in Brasilia. (Reuters/Ueslei Marcelino)

Afghan asylum seekers hold a demonstration after being evicted by police from a house in Brussels on October 3, 2013. Afghan refugees protested against the Belgian government's decision to reject their requests for asylum, local media reported. (Reuters)

A groom carries his bride out of a car as part of a tradition on their wedding day in Wuhu, Anhui province. Locals in certain parts of China believe that the bride's feet should not touch the ground, so family members of the bride and groom take turns to carry the bride from the moment she leaves her bed, until she arrives at the groom's home. (Reuters)

John Zangas, a furloughed worker, protests the government shutdown on Capitol Hill in Washington DC. The US government is in a forced shutdown after lawmakers failed to pass a spending bill. (AFP/Brendan Smialowski)